Switching From CUPS to the LP Print Service

Starting with the Oracle Solaris 11 Express release, CUPS is the default print
service. Subsequently, if you choose System -> Administration -> Print Manager from the
GNOME Desktop, the CUPS Print Manager is started rather than Print Manager for
LP.

To use Print Manager for LP, Oracle Solaris Print Manager, or the
LP print commands to manage your printing environment, you must first install the following
required software packages:

a2ps

foomatic-rip

foomatic-ppds

ghostscript

gnome-print

gnome-print-papi

gnu-gs-fonts-std

gtk-backend-papi

gutenprint

hplip

lipipp

ipp-listener

open-printing

print-client-commands

print-manager

/print/lp/print-manager/legacy

lp

postscript-lp-filter

ipp

lpd

gnu-gs-fonts-other

imagemagick

psutils

sunos4

Note - Starting with the Oracle Solaris 11 Express release, Oracle Solaris Print Manager cannot
be started from the desktop. You can start Oracle Solaris Print Manager from
the command line if the required software packages are first installed. The Oracle
Solaris Print Manager software package is /print/lp/print-manager/legacy.